Plain English Breakdown
The bill status shows it passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata or text.
HB688: New Ways to Send Legal Papers by Mail
This bill changes Georgia law to allow service of process in appeal and error cases using certified mail or statutory overnight delivery with a return receipt requested.
What This Bill Does
- Amends Code Section 5-3-10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated regarding how legal papers are served.
- Provides for service by certified mail.
- Permits service via statutory overnight delivery when a return receipt is requested.
Who It Names or Affects
- People or agencies serving legal process in appeal and error cases under the amended code section.
- Recipients of these specific types of legal documents sent by mail.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official source material does not state when this law will take effect.
- The text mentions providing for related matters but does not list what those other changes are.
- It is unclear from the summary alone if these methods replace all existing service options or only add to them.